Macon daily telegraph. (Macon, Ga.) 1905-1926, December 25, 1908, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextThe Macon Daily Telegraph WEATHER FORECAST FOR GEORGIA:—FAIR AND WARMER FRIDAY, 8ATURDAY FAIR AND COOLER) MODERATE SOUTHWEST TO WE8T WINDS. ESTABLISHED IN 1S2S. MACON, GA., FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 25, 1908 DAILY. *7.00 A YEAR. HARRIS HOME A VERITABLE FORT WITH ITS ELECTRICAL MINES AND CAREFULLY GUARDED APPROACHES Witnesses Brave Death and Testify Against Night Riders. LAID FOrThARRIS BUT HE OUTWITTED THEM Judg* Harris Was a Member of the West Tennsssee Land Company and Wae Marked By the Band—Riders Meant to Whip Him, Then^to Cut Off Hia Head—Thwarted Ail Plots By Barricading Himself In Hie Home Guarded Well By Picked Men and Dangerous Mines That Could Be Exploded By Pressing a Button— Damaging Evidence For the Night Riders, UNION CITY. Tenn., Dec. 24.—Wit nesses told on the stand today ot out lawry In the very face of death In the trial of the alleged night riders. William Roberts, a Reel Foot Lake man, was solicited by Arthur Cloar to Join. He refused, whereupon Cloar told him the riders proposed to ”getv Judge Harris, whip him and cut o(t his head, "and when wo go,” said Cloar, "you will have to go whether you want to or not.” Judge Harris’ Fort. The night riders were never able to get Harris, who was one of the own ers of the West Tennessee Land Com pany, Because ho was guarded at all times. His home at Tiptonvllla Is a veritable fort. The grounds and ap proaches to It are electrically mined and It could stand a siege of weeks. ■Whether this was known to tho night riders Is not definitely known, but they never , attempted to raid Harris’ home. Next the maps of the Reel Foot Lake district were produced again and explained by Deputy Sheriff Tom Noah. ' Stats Strengthens Case, mstean-or Trainng--wlth tmt test!-. mnhy if.had submitted, tho state de cided this morning to strengthen the case against the "night riders" with a llttlo mrfro evidence. For this pur pose It summoned Thomas H. Cloar, no relative of the defendant, Arthur Cloar, tut Its first witness, cloar was Induced to Join tho night riders by Arthur Cloar early In October. Witness Cool. * Tho witness was cool, but careful, for on lust Sunday a friend of one of the men on trial approached Cloar nnd told him If ho testified he would be killed before he left the stand. He was missing for nit hour or two last night and the state feared ho had Been abducted or killed. An armed party found hhn at his homo In Clay ton. however. He has been In Union City since fho defendants were ar rested and simply went homo for a little visit Asked to Join. On the day of Captain Rankin's murder, Cloar went to tho Reel Foot Lake for fish and met Bob Huffman and Bud Morris, two of tho defend ants- Huffman told him they had wanted him to Join In order to get In formation as to how Union City was guarded, as they wanted to visit that place and "attend to” Judge Jones and Attorney Caldwell, tho latter’s father, a man SO years of age, Judge "Wad dell and a number of other prominent men who were urging the extermina tion of the night rider band. The witness was told that the riders were to "get” Rankin and Taylor that night, and he was urged to ride with them, He told them ho had no gun, that his child was 111 and that ho could not go. Prior to this, however, ho had burned his mask and told his wife he would never go with the riders again. He was not present when Rankin was killed. Informed of Murder. Ho talked with Arthur Cloar a few days after the killing. Arthur Cloar Is ono of the defendants and he told Thomas Cloar. tho witness, all the de tails of tho murder and said that he, Arthur Cloar, was present when It was committed. A severe cross-examination failed to confuse the witness or make him vary from any drtall of his story. Infant Night Riders. During a recess Judge Jones noticed a number of small boys In the court and asked that thev rct're. This ac tion followed an Incident tho court noted last night. A number of small boys hsd purchased black masks and were vigorously playing night rldera They have been constant attendants at the trial and the court did not consider the effect good on the youth, ful minds. Dr. E. ir. White, while visiting near tho lake the night of the Rankin mur der, wae approached hy. a masked rider, who was armed with a revolver. The man demanded guns and got an automatic pump gun belonging to his host John Moore. The doctor did not recofnlxe the man, as he spoke In a falsetto tons. Hahira Masons. HAHIRA. Us.. Dec. it-JIahlra Lodg* of F. & A. M., No. lit at Its regular communication December St, isos, elected and appointed the follow ing officers for the < nsulng year: W. W. \V-hb. W. m II. Jj. Byrd. H. W. ileo. W. Hnrfield. J. W. R. I. Iaw son.'treasurer. W. D, MeMlUen. eecrtfar/. J. I.. It. I.ertv S. D. L. L. vm.7. D. W. I). Com.eg#, H. B. A. t>. Webb. J. H. B. N. Mathis, (hapuin. J. r. Nelson, tyler. SPDRIOUS COIN IS REALLY QUEER Columbus Officer: Discloses Dollar That Opens Like Locket. COLUMBUS. Ga., Dft. 24—While City Treasurer Matthews was paying oft city hands today he threw down a dollars that had a peculiar ring to It. Investigation showed that the dollar was a sample of workmanship of the deftest kind inasmuch as It opened somewhat like a locket. . The tiny hinges could not be dla cerned without minute examination and with the dollar closed its peculiarity would hardly bo noticed except for the ring and even then only by a person experienced la handling money. ELKS’ CHRISTMAS TREEATVflLDOSTA Every Child Under 12 Years in Town to Be Re« membered. VALDOSf A, Ga., Dec. 24—Tho liftte of this city are going to Bet a new pace In novel Christmas entertain ments, having decided to have a Christmas tre 0 out In the open air, with a present on it for overy child in town under twelve years of nge. Ono of tho large sycamores In the court house square Is to be decorated with holly and vines; ribbons and festoons, and will bo illuminated by ono hundred colored eleotric lights. A largo platform will bo erected around tho tree and two Santa Clauses will dispense the presents. A do/.en boy?, dreKHC-d like monkeys and bears, win climb.fhe trees and hand the pres ents downY Thq Pika have bought one thousand jcolored stockings and theso aro to bo filled with fruits, candles and nuts. A brass band will bo on hand to dispense tho music. Tho oc casion promises to bo the most unique and enjoyable* that has been seen In Valdosta In a long time, and all of the little people, as well as tho older ones, are looking forward to It with keen Interest. The Elks, Shrlners and other organ izations will do charity work during tho week. Tho Elks will send envel opes with cash to the poor people, and the Shrlners will send baskets of pro. visions. Narrow Escape From Death. A whlto man, J. H. Green, had a narrow escape from death this morn ing by being dashed from the track of the Georgia and Florida road by an Incoming train. He cam 0 up Briggs street toward the city and as ho reach ed tho right of way an Atlantic Coast Lino train dashed by. Ho stepped- back to let It go by and walked on the track of the Georgia and Florida train which came In at the samo time. Te bell was ringing on both engines and Green seemed to be confused. He was dashed from tho track Into a gully near tho road. Ho was picked up and sent to a hospital, but hi* injuries were found to be not serious. It was a miracle, though, that ho was not crushed to death. HE LIVES TO TELL IT VALDOSTA, Ga., Dec. 24—A negro named John Bro.wn dropped thirty feet from the top of tho Goorglu Southern's coal chute, landing on his head, but he lives to tell the tale. He was walk- Ing along the top edge of tbs chute at Its highest point when his light went out and he started back to re light It. He had gone but a few feet when he made a misstep and tumbled headlong through the air to the ground barely missing the rail, of tho track. He got up and walked three-quarters of a mile to the colored hospital where a wound an Inch and a half long was sewed up and some court plasters were applied to other minor injurlea Then hs went back to the chute, relit hla lantern and went on with his work. He was stunned by the fall and felt bad afterwards, but It Is remarkable that he was not killed. WIDOW DF CONFEDERATE VETERAN DEAD IK SPARTA SPARTA. Oa., Dec. 24.—Mr*. Elizabeth Jordan died here today at the age of Eci/toriH ‘ir ot been wounded four times on previous occasions. Hhe afterwards married Col. J. T. Gordon, of the Forty-ninth Oeor- ***: «*o. The red main* will bo buried here according td the service of the Presbyterian Church, of which r burdi she wae a life-long del rated .member- JUt M Nr inarch del gyej pHy wgdii thee—suij of tho Confederacy. The Confederate veterans thn community will act as honorary *'i was from a ATLANTA SWEPT BY CRIME WAVE Daring Hold-Ups and Mys terious Burglaries Com mitted Nightly. ATLANTA, Oa., Dec. 24.—(Tel egraph Bureau, Kimball House)— Not since the race riots made At lanta tho center of attention from the. entlro world) has crime been 6o prevalent here as during the post two or three weeks. Every night from halt a dozenv-tp twenty-five burglaries, hold-ups, or attempted hold-ups, have been reported to the police. The main difference bo- tween the recent rage of rrlmo and tho former one Is that there has been no attacks oil women. It will be recalled that for several weeks preceding . tho race riots of 1 Ill'll there was an epidemic of bur glary and highway robbery. It fin ally canto to assaults on women, and the tints resulted. No one has been able to explain the recent ware of local crime. It appears to bo committed as much by whites as by negroes. Prac tically no one has been caught. They all escape. On two occasions po licemen have been the victims—on one when the officer's pants were stolen and on another when somo kind of .powder was thrown Into the face of one. In neither case has the offender been detected. Ono peculiar circumstance has been the Infrequency of Important crime. In nearly all cases the burglaries have been of Urn simplest nature. No banks havo been molested, and with few exceptions no other business places have linen entered. An Illustration of the reckless daring of tho criminals was the In vasion of tho state capltol a few nights ago, when the offices of the secretary of stato wero entered and robbed of a large amount, of' post age stamps. The poltco are-doing their best to check the crime wave, but, In view of the fact that nearly a dozen cases were reported last night, tho effect of their work Is not yet apparent, Negroes Still at Large. ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 24.—The two negroes who shot Mrs. Mary Scott and her 4-year-old son, of Tucker, a placo ten miles from At lanta, last night, havo not been caught. It Is not Improbable that Mrs. Tucker will die from the Inju ries received. Mrs. Scott and her son had been to Atlanta with a load of milk. They were returning to their home, when, In tho vicinity of Kirkwood, two ne groes leaped from tho sldo of tho road and ordered them to stop. Tho lad, who was driving, whipped up the horses, nnd when ho did so the negroes fired. The lad escaped with an Injury of the arm, but Mrs. Scott was se riously Injured In both shoulders. Her condition was such as her re covery could not be vouchsafed to day. Tho two wore taken to a home at Kirkwood and physicians havo been attending them there. New Electric Line. ATLANTA, Oa., Dec. 24.—A charter bn* been granted by Secrotary of Stato Phil Cook to tho Atlanta Hallway and Electric Company, which planH to build and operate a trolley line between Fair bum and College Park, where connec tion will bo mado with tho tnterurban car* of tho Georgia Railway and Electric Company. The capital stock I* to bo J75.000, nnd tlie Incorporators are J, F. Oollglitly. w T. Roberts, J. B. Carmlcheal. j.h. Har ris. I>. A. Carmichael, W. II. Mims W *L**'5S rl 9’ ,V M. hVobgood. J. 8. Lon- glno and J. r, Longlno, Jerome Janes Entertained. ATLANTA, Ga.. Deo, 24.—Jerome Jones, the well known labor leader and editor, was entertained at a bannuct here lust night In honor of his appoint ment by the American Federation of iff bo JL“ J. h ® A J 1 *? a,n representative to the Canadian Trades Congress, which meete In Ottawa thla summer. The din ner was held at the Etowah cafe. Smectic* were made by the following: R Leo Smith, president of the Geor gia Federation of Labor: City Attorney James L. Mason, A. F. Ueadlngton and W. U FunderburL of Rome; C. T. Lad- son. of Atlanta; Arthur Ardery, Harvey Johnaon. Wade P. Harding. Dan cEay' Mayor W R, Joyner. Patrick H. Quinn! William Vtoblnson, Pnesa Huddleson. -w! G. Gredlg, and others, of Atlanta. W. C. Puckett acted as toastmaster. „ Gift* From Convicts. ATLANTA, Oa., Dae. 24—In the mall of Governor smith there came this morn ing a letter and a package, both from the same point. Pittsburg. Ga., where the convict camp of the Durham coal mine* I* located. The package contain' ed a present—a watch charm, and a slrnltar Christmas gift for Senator T. H Felder, of Macon. The letter expressed the kind regards of the penitentiary prioonera. and appreciation for the pan both of the recipients of the girts took on the convict question at the last slon of the legislature. The gift from the convicts was the only on* announced as having been re ceived by the governor at the capltol to Bonds of County Officers. ATLANTA. Oa., Dee. 24,-More than onc-luclf the tax receiver* and tax col lector* of the state havo failed to file bonds as required by law. According to soma elate capttol authorities. If the bonds are not filed and approved i,y the first of the year, the offices will be de (dared vicanl. The law requiring receiver* and col- lectors to make sultaMa bonds by Jan. t la plain. Thera I* sum iiumtlnn. how ever. as to whether It la discretionary or compulsory on the governor's port to order nrodter Heeling in ease tho low I* not compiled with within Iko pie 2 tied time, idee* tho newly elected county offl ■ comply with tho law embarrassing •ompilrgUMf may arise. MAYOR CLOSES PICTUREJHOWS In Greater New York Lid Is Put on Places of Amusement. NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-^-Moveil by the protests of ministers of overy denomination who complained to him that the great majority of tho 550 moving picture show establish ments of Greater New York wero exhibiting pictures detrimental to tho morals of tthe country and tho clty t Mayor McClellan today Issued a drastic order revoking every pic ture show license Issued hy tho bu reau of licenses. Veritable Fire-Traps. Tho order of the mayor Intimates that this revocation Is only tempo rary, but the conditions under which now licenses will be Issued are such that It Is doubtful If more than a third of the licenses’ revoked will be reissued. In addition to tho rep-' resentatlon made * to him by the clergy of the city, the mayor had had a report from Battalion Chief Hoggins of the fire department which stated that almost without excep tion the halls where such shows nre given aro only partially equipped with safeguards against fire and fire panic. Closed on Mayor’s Knowledge. In making public his order of re vocation Mayor .McClellan declares that his action Is taken “on personal knowledge of exUtlng conditions and with the firm conviction that I am averting a public calamity. Tho relssuance of licenses will only bo made to those showmen,who agree in writing to comply with all firo and Sunday •closing rcguhUious, and, further, to omit from their pro grams all pictures detrimental to public morals." Causes Consternation. The order has caused consterna tion among tho moving picture show people and preparations* aro being made hy them to contest its validity in the courts. ONE KILLED; Lives of Many Saved By Work of Heroic Fire men. NEW YORK. Dec. 24.—One man was killed and three other men and a woman were seriously burned, while the lives of many others were saved only by prompt and heroic work by tho firemen and tho tenants them selves In a fire that wrecked tho five- story apartment house at 122 West One Hundred and Twenty-seventh street early today. The man <who lost his life was Daniel Frizzell, 18 years old. The injured ore: Mrs. Alice Looker, 50 years old, burned about the face and body, con dition serious. Charles Looker, her son, 25 years old, burned about the head and face. Harrison Looker, another son, 23 years old, hands and arms burned, David Mullen, a fireman, burned about tho hands and face. Mullen received his burns In saving the life of Mrs. Looker. WHITELAW REID TO JUDGE TAFT Christmas Gift to Presi’ dent-Elect Is Four Brace of Pheasants. AUGUSTA, Oa., Dec. 24.—Four brace of English pheasants, beauti fully plumed and plumply fattened, packed In a hamper and cold gtor- aged from London, reached the Taft cottage this afternoon, the Christ mas dinner remembrance or Wblte- lav Reid, ambassador at tho court of St. James, to the pre«ldent-clect. One brace of tho pheasants was served tonight, and Mr. Reid’s rep utation ns a pheasant producer has not suffered. If the genial counte nance of bis beneficiary, the presi dent-elect, at dinner, may be taken a* endorsement. Tho Augusta Bar. Association to day obtained tho promise of Judge Taft to he Its guest at the annual dinner following the yearly meeting of the association banquet. Mr. Justice Cobh Is to make an address on- the occasion and Mr. Taft was smilingly told he would not b» asked to apeak. He smilingly an ewered that he was pretty well ■ware what such a promts* MtBlUy meant. The Invitation was pre sented by J. C. C. Illack and Boy kin Wright of the local bar. No Christmas celebration has been planned by the Taft family They will dine In the evening at the bom. of Mr. and Mr*. Landon Thomas, The family was photo- DEADLY AUIO GETSJN WORK Lad Is Killed on Atlanta Street-Owner’s Noble Act Too Late. ATLANTA. Go., Dec. 24—While Da vid Schane, manuger of an Atlanta automobllo agency was lying on an operating table at the Grady hospital tonight giving up hli blood In a su preme effort to save the llfo of Alfred Smart Grundy, 11 years old, whom ha ntd Injured earlier In the evening by running over him In his uutomoblle, the little victim died of hla Injuries. Child Horribly Mangled. Mr. Schane ran over the child late In the afternoon at the Intersection of Mitchell and Washington streets. The boys’ right leg was cut off. his left badly fractured and he suetalncd in ternal Injuries. The little fellow was hurried to the hospital, folowed by Mr. Schane. who volunteered to give up his blood In the effort to save the boy’s life and It was while Mr. Schane was on on operating table opposite that on which lay the boy, with the blood passing from his left arm into tho child’s body, that thl little follow died. Ill Luck of the Grandys?* Dr. Grnndy. father of the child, died In the Philippine* several years ago where ho occupied a position in the regular army, nnd While returning to America with his body, his wife, nnd tho mother of Alfred Smart, was taken sick and died two weeks after landing* STATE PROHIBITION LAW IS UPHELD JUDGE NEWMAN DISMIS8ES THE SUITOFCHRISTIAN MOERLEIN BREWING COMPANY. ATLANTA, Ga., Dec. 24—(Telegraph Bureau. Kimball House)—The Georgia prohibition law Is upheld by Judgo W. T. Newman in the United States court and tho suit brought by tho Christlun Moerleln Brewlng^Goinpany attacking the law is dismissed. Tho suit was Instituted before Judge Newman In tho circuit court on grounds of . equity. Th 0 Christian Moerloln Brewing Company was tho original petitioner. It was later Join ed by tho Chattanooga Brewing Com pany. which is named as u party com plainant in Judge Newman’s decision. Sought to Enjoin 8tate. The petlton nought to enjoin tho state law upon constitutional grounds, and the Issue was tho validity or non- valldlty of tho law as It stands. The decision of the court would neccnsarl. ly have been upon thin point, had not Judge Newman held that tho matter Is one which would more properly reach federal Jurisdiction on appeal from tho state supreme court to tho United States supremo court, und dls. missed the matter without expressing an opinion of the law’s constitution ality. The fight has been a long one, and voluminous argument has been filed Tho suit was Instituted on December 31, 1907, in Judge Newman’s court, by the Christian Moerleln Brewing Com pany. Later intervening petitions wero filed by other parties on the original suit for Injunction. Tho caso was ar gued In November. (Continued on Pago Bight) PANIC IS CREATED BY RUNAWAY CAR AUTO BECOME8 UNMANAGEABLE ON BROADWAY—THEATER. Q0ER8 IN MAD FLIGHT, NEW YORK, Dec, 24.—An automobile, which became unmanageable on Broad way last night during tho after-theater crush, Injured eight persons, two, of whom may die. Cornelius P. Fox. a real estate dealer, and David Msndcl, a wail* or, were tho most seriously Injured, nnd were taken to Roosevelt hospital, where slight hope was expressed for Fox’s re covery. The other man was Injured in ternally. touring ear was seen to dash down Broadway skidding on the i-y asphalt, apparently completely disarranged os to Its steering gear, for the chauffeur seem ed powerless to check It. A policeman seeing that the car was creating a panic, leaped Into tno machine at 44th street, and a few momonts later tho chauffeur waa again ablo to eteer It. Turning back, the machine traversed the block between 4fth and 4<th afreets, looking for those that had been Injured. Eight, persona were found. They were Collier Gets Orders. NEWPORT. IL L, Dec. 24—The nav al collier Sterling now at tho Bradford elation, has received orders to take on coal and sail Immediately for Guantanamo, Cuba. It Is supposed here that the coal Is for the battleships Maine and North Carolina, which have been sent to southern waters. Tho Htrrl'ng carries 2.500 tons of coal, while the naval collier Nero, which 1* al ready |n Cuban waters, has 2.000 tons. graphed together in their automo- fdt Mur, lid with Mr. and Mr*. Hammond went for a long ride over Mftda. Mr. Taft expect* no political callers before next week, when Frank H. Hitchcock will prob ably com*. He has had no word front Senator Knox aa to bla loten Mom to visit Augusta. VIGOROUS PROTEST IS ENTERED BY LABOR LEADERS OF AMERICA AGAINST GOMPERS’ SENTENCE MARY ANDERSON HERE Oy VISIT Former American Tragedy Queen Says I’ll Never Act Again. NEW YOUK, Dec. 24—"On the stago one play* at being in love; pne pre tends a romance, but I prefer to live my romance, to have it in reality, as I havo had it for years In the happy life I have led with my husband.*’ The speaker was Mary Anderson— "Our Mary"—former queen of the American stage, and tho happy, look ahe bent upon her husband. Antonio de Navarro, left no doubt of her sin cerity, He smiled and nodded In reply and then obeyed the Injunction of their eight-year-old daughter, Marie Elena, to "Take my hand, papa." Mr. and Mrs. do Navarro had just landed, with their twolve-ycar-old son, Jo*e, and daughter, from Whlto Star steamship Uliiltlc. They aro here on a visit, and "Our Mary" made It plain, In tho frank interview she granted to the reporter, that sho has no thought of returning to the stage. Has No Regrets in Her Life. "I do not regret my stage career," said *hc. "I look back upon It as a pleasant memory, for It dealt kindly with me, but I left it without regret and I have no deslro to return to It. There Is too much real life happiness for mo to wish to go back and pretend happiness for others to enjoy. "When I left the stuge the playgoing public, I think, wished me to remain nnd entertain thorn. I left when they retained a memory of-mo as a rising actress. I would not wish to go back now und plaY old-woman parts oven If the love fetters of my homo did not h’old mo. "You can say that there Is not the least truth In the reports that I In tend to return to the stage or that^I will even tako part In theatrical enter, talnments during my stay here. 'MJt^la'truo that iJJAYP appeared In England occasionally in tho interest of Borne charity, but that Is all, and then only at very rare Intervals." { "It was said thnt you might consent to appear in behalf ot tho Mary An derson Guild In aid of chorus girls?" ventured her Interviewer. "Such a request has been made, she admitted, "but I do not ace how it la possible for mo to break my rule, much as I would like to aid the chorus girls In their studies and In every wny pos sible. I havo u very great sympathy for those at the bottom of the ladder. I Tcnow how hard It Is to climb oven whon ono has talent, but I cannot con sent to act ugaln—not even In the case of those girls. . . _ "I do not wish to be understood as saying I dislike my theatrical life. I would not have missed It for the world. But acting Is pretending, In a way to make It seem real; ono has actually to Hvo one’s part to reach perfection. I met somo great men and women whllo on the stuge. I understood their humors und felt their sorrows. It helped to broaden my mind and pre pare me for the peaceful life I am llv- n *The theatrical profession Is nn cosy one to enter. It Is a hard ono to leave and a hard one to Hvo In unless ono has great talent. Tho stage smiles on talent nnd punishes mediocrity. The mediocro actor or actress has a hard tlmo of It. No Chance for the Mediocre. "It should not take long for a young girl to discover whether sho hn« real talent or Is doomed to spend her en tire stage life In minor positions. If *ho Is mediocre, sho Is far better off tho stage. "To my mind the average young wo man should not seek a stage career at all. Unless sho Is very sure that she I* born to reach the top rung of tho ladder nnd be a lending woman of note, sho would better tako up the teaching of music or even school teaching Every one has some certain talent Tho thing Is to discover that talent and develop IL All cannot be ac tresses.’ "This is the first time I havo been In this country In eight years, and my children have never been here before," continued the former queen of tragedy, us sho looked proudly after* her son, Jose, who was running up and down the pier In keen enjoyment of the brisk air. , * . "It seemed amazing to me when I watched the skyline of New York to day as tyc came up the bay. Tho city ha* changed completely. It is like a dream city. Tho panorsma that spread out beforo me was wonderful. Tho ef fect was heightened by the slight haze that made the tall buildings, reaching skyward, look like so many groat gray spectres. They looked unreal-almost ghostly. I was never so Impressed In my life beforo. "Our visit her* Is purely of a social nature. We hove come t* renew fam ily ties, and to let our children see Sew York. Wo hove come direct from our home In Worcestershire. England. I would rather not tell you Just where we will ho during our stay, which may extend over New Year’s, for past ex perience hns taught me that I would bo overwhelmed with letters, and call ers. I would like to avoid this If I may do so without seeming rude for my heart Is set upon a quiet visit." Mm Do Navarro never looked In better health, and the years appear to have touched her very lightly. 8he wore a long sealskin coat, and a blue satin bonnet. Her hair, a* of old. was K rted In the center and waved over e temples. Hhe looked almost girl ish. The De Navarros wer# mtt by Mr. De Navarro’* parent*. Cordial Sentiments of Re gret Mingled With Disapproval. mr, bryan Empathizes WITH THELABOR LEADERS Mine Workers Declare in Message They Believe the Decision and Sen tence Are in Violation of the Con* stitution and Abolishes the Rights of Free Press and Free Speech- Judge Parker Gives Hie Views— Boilermakers Sey Decision “Tram ples on the Principles of tho Ameri can Free Man**—Treasurer Lennon Says "No Court in the Country Can Make You Criminal* at the Bar of Public Opinion." WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—William Jennings Bryan was chief among near ly two aeons of men, tho majority whom aro leader* In tho labor move ment of the country, who today sent messages exprcaalvo of their cordial sympathy to President Compere, Vico Proaldoht Mitchell and Secretary Mor rison. of the American Federation of Labor. , Tho messages which came from every section of the country and voiced the sentiments of persons in almost every avenue of labor, convey, feelings of fegret over tho court/* decision, extend moral and financial support nnd In soma Instances, ex press Indignation. Mr. Bryan In a telegram dated Pittsburg, Pa., addrtssed to Messrs. Compere, Mitchell and Morrison, says: Mr. Bryan’s Messsge. "Sorry to read decision. You did your duty In testing law. Glad you nrn taking uppeal," "What action on the part of or ganized wage carnerH will, In. your opinion, be pspful j.o re-cstabllSh freedom of th« press and 4if-uptf»ch7"’ asks H. B. Porlinm. president of the Order of Railway Telegraphers, In n telegram from 8L Louis addressed to Mr. Gompcrs. Perhaps ono of tho most unique among the messages la that from J. S. Burry, of Oklahoma City, who, after expressing regret over .the declelon, declares "Stay with tho baggage, right must prevail." W. D. Mahon, president of the Amal gamated Association of Street Rail way Employe*, expresses sincere re gret at what he considers "An unjust and unainerlcan sentence" upon labor leader*. Ho says: "You nre clearly tho victims of a judge-made law. which Is wholly unconstitutional. It should be carried to the highest court and contested to tho bitter end, and we pledge you the united support of our association to that end." 8scrific«s of Leader. Thnt history will place the name* of Messrs. Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison on the roll of honor wrltb those men who have made real sacri fices for human uplift la the declara tion of John IL Lennon, treasurer or the American Federation of lAbor, \n a message from Bloomington, Ill. "No court In the country," Mr. Len non says, "enn make you criminal* at the bar of public opinion.’’ "Two hundred union farmers of Texas sympathize with the three la bor leaders," declares *D. J. Neill, presldaut of the Farmers’ Educational and Co-operative Union of Texas, In u messsge from Fort Worth. "Advise un how to aid you," con clude* Mr. Neill. "Victory of greed Is but temporary: justice will yet prevail," Is the way John F. McNomez. editor of the Lo comotive Firemen and Englneman’* Magazine, states it In a telegram from Indianapolis. Judge Psrker’s Views. Commenting on the sentence Imposed yesterday by Justice Wright against the officers of the American Federation of Labor In the contempt proceedings grow ing out of the Bucks Stove 4k Range Cob- panv case. Judge Alton B. Parker, of counsel for Uie Federation officer*, today- declared the decision of Justice Wright would be subjected te review by a higher tribunal and that he had a confident be lief "that the speaking and writing which Justice Wright holds constitutes contempt of court, cannot be prevented • either by statute or judicial decree." "The constitution of every state.*’ said Mr. Parker, "provides In effect that every • Itlzen may freely speak, writs and pub lish his sentiments on an aubjecta. belng- reaponalblc fur the ahua* of that right, and that no law ahall be paased to re nt rain or abridge the liberty cf speech or of the press. "In a number of Instances attempts have been made to Invoke the aid of tho courts to restrain the publication of car toons or written matter claimed to bo libelous, but the courts have c\>r h< id that the constitution prohibits any censor ship over the nresa. either by the exec utive. the legislature or the Judicial de partment of the government’’ ami,, iac. 4l - officers of tho Unltsd Mine Worker America In Alabama sent to I’rcaidant |{ooa<ao11 ttxl.iv the f•»!I*#v\ lm; telegram: ••Rcpr«'renting the United Ufno Workers >,f Alabama. w«- 4>niphath ally protest again Hi t»i«* i t,r,\h-thm ..n<l vrntume to penal servitude of those great teoilars of rlaon. Th have of tho Unltetl United Mn. i Workers of America.